Posts by Campos Communications
H-Town Growth
H-Town has kind of been stagnant in population growth the past few years. Not anymore. See this from the Chron: Houston added more residents than all but one city in the United States last year, according to the Census Bureau’s latest population estimates, while the suburb of Fulshear retained its place among the fastest-growing cities in…
Read MoreOn HPD, Again
I guess we have not moved past last year’s HPD mess. I for one think the media has every right to continue to investigate and flush it all out. See this from ABC Channel 13 News: HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department has finally released a cache of internal documents exposing the controversial practice…
Read MoreBaseball Joke
Commentary has said it before. Even though I have forked over a ton of dough to the Astros for over three decades, MLB doesn’t give a rat’s arse what I think. Here is the latest from CBS Sports: On Tuesday, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred effectively changed baseball’s permanently ineligible list to a lifetime…
Read MoreRunoffs
I ran into Sal Serrano in the featured photo yesterday. He is a San Jacinto College Trustee and is in a runoff election set for June 7. There are also Latinos running in three Pasadena City Council district runoff elections that will also be held on June 7. There are eight Pasadena City Council members,…
Read MoreTalking Down
Folks know that Commentary watches Fox 26’s “What’s Your Point” on Sunday mornings. I don’t watch it to get informed. I watch it to point out when some of the MAGA panelists misinform viewers “What’s Your Point” host Greg Googan certainly has it in for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and the Democratic majority Harris…
Read MoreWhite Smoke
I had the flat screen on Channel 2 yesterday when NBC’s Lester Holt broke in with the white smoke news. About an hour later, the new Pope was announced, and we learned he was an American. Leading up to the conclave, the papal pundits were saying there was no way an American would ever be…
Read MoreHardball
I have been following the debate on the bail issue in the Texas legislature. This has been a priority of the MAGA state leadership. I really think it is more of a political talking point priority. See this from the Chron: With his signature voucher legislation signed into law, Gov. Greg Abbott is going all…
Read MoreBaby Fenway
Folks know that Commentary has been talking about the ridiculous high cost of home insurance in Texas. In today’s Chron, business columnist Chris Tomlinson writes we are stuck with the high cost. Here is the headline and sub-headline from his column: Why Texas homeowners’ insurance premiums are rising and Texas lawmakers can’t slow it down…
Read MoreThird Pulitzer
Congratulations to the Chron E-Board for winning the third Pulitzer Prize for the Chron yesterday. See the featured photo and this from the Chron A series of editorials outlining the failures of railroads and state officials to protect Houstonians from the dangers and inconveniences of stopped and slow-moving trains has won the Houston Chronicle’s editorial department its second Pulitzer Prize in…
Read MoreCinco De Mayo
On the rising cost of home insurance in Texas, see this headline from the Chron: Texas lawmakers want more rules for home insurers. Critics warn they won’t guarantee lower prices Here is how the Chron story begins: In response to the state’s growing home insurance crisis, Texas lawmakers are considering proposals that would require insurers to…
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